Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23
WASHINGTON.
Ex-Governor Boss Shepard Visiting
His Old Haunts in Washington,
Change Of Sentiment,
The Commissioner OF Education 70 Visit
Alaska 81 The Expense OF shat Ter
rit9Ty'5 School Find,
rhs Inter State Commerce Commission
Addressed by the Representative OF
the Ct. Louis C.ocsr5.
ross SHEPARD IN Town
;neclsl to The Gazette

EOss SHEPARD IL TOWN.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July 22-Tle OLD fre-
quelteTs Of Washington are iustIOW con-
sumed With surprise st the Chs1ge in the
tone OF public comment on the course OF
Ex-Governor Alexander Shepard, VINO
has returned after several years Of voIun-
tGTy exile, to the scores Of his former
power. When Shepard resided here the
| territorial form Of government existed
| lie was the Governor &? the "I5rTItCry"
and he rulea Lne people with q Tod ina
made them sore. lie determined inst the
! streets OF Washington should he the fines
/ in the world and to carry cut his idea
hundreds OF men were employed ia cut
| ling down grades and Strengthening
crooks in tnOTOught2res and otherwise
| improving the GcDeaTGICe Of the then very
uniugIGng city. SheDSUJ WAS several years
ahead Of the rest OF the residents Of
! Washington They were quite willing
/ that Ike streets Of the city should be tn
| best in the world, but the taxes cCuse-
quCnt upon the Improvements dill not
suit them in the least. IL is doubtful. if
| there was another municipal ruler 50 UNI
Ve-Sglly cursed a. Boss Shepard. Ii
controlled everything, ana there was not
d paper ia the city al the time with the
ability to combat his sway. Most OK
| tlem were either owned or controlled by
the ring But tna people OF Washington
! found means OF deuUuncing the ObnOX-
I iOEs Governor, aud there was a feeling Of
profound satisfaction when 1t last he
ruined himself GGd let the ely. But the
seeds which he had sOWG grew ana llrOve.
| The improvements which he he'd planned
and partly carried out were perfected.
| Washington CHANGED gradually from O
! dirty mud hole or . dusty vii
! lsge, according 10 The season, TO
the city which il IS to-day, than W1tcn
there is none more handsome il the
country. As the city Gr9w the sentiment
OF luminosity towards Shepard subsidtd,
until % DAY everyone, with the exception
OF 3 few poor fellows who were tim
prOved'' out OF their small properties,
swear5 by, instead Of a., Alexander
| Shepard. Al present he is residing o.
! his country place a few miles outside q
the city, where be is trying to recover
from severe injuries received ct his
Mexican mines. When ne eloH5 him
self on the streets Of the city he Will be
royalty received and may thinE tia. he
has always been regarded as the founder
OF Washington's prosperity.
SUMNER EXCURSION FOR An OFFICIAL.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, July 22-During the
discussion OF the various appropriation
bills at tee capital last Winser strenuous
efforts were made by the friends of Alaska
to induce the trainers Of the bills 70 make
adequate provision for the sup
port Of the common schools CT
the territory. In order 70 give
their appeal more weight they secured
the services of the Governor Of the terri
tory, MIR. SWineford, snd that gentleman
INSIDE 8u eloquent appeal in behalf OF the
Indians and AIeuts who form the greater
portion Of the population over whCm he
is appointed to rule. These efforts were
only partly successful, end the total
amount appropriated for educational
purposes IN Alaska was only
$4,000, Governor SwiIefcrd said
before he left Washington that this
sum was utterly inadequate, aud he re-
GREETED the pSrsimCny Of Congress, eX-
Ceedingly, in LsgieCliDg TO educational
meager amount OF the appropriation ID
seems that even the small sum available
is TO be still further decreased by OutSids
expenditures, and inst 1t is to be drawn
upon to furnish the means Tor . summer
ju1ket fCls at least one United States
official. The first Comptroller OF the
Treasury has Just decided "that Il the
Secretary of the Interior decides that it is
may visit the schools Of Alaska. and that
the expenses OF the trip msy be paid out
of the appropriation for the support of
the schools of the territory" UaGeF
this opinion Commissioner Dawson
will start for Alaska this week. A there
ere full corps Of United States officials,
as well IS several representatives CT elee- |
mosynary soeietiess.On the spot to see
that the funds are properly expended, it |
seems to be entirely unnecessary for Mr.. |
Dawson to negleC. his duties here during |
the time required 20 make the trip. When |
it is considered that this trip Will cost in |
the neighoOrhood OF $1,000, to be taken !
from the school fund, this trip becomes & |
positive wrong TO the people Of Alaska.
INTER STATE COMMERCE.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Mr. Firth, |
pIBSlutUL OI the OL. LOulS CIuGCTS' ASSO- 1
ciation, addressed the Interstate COM
merce commission this morning. The
he said vas the outgrowth of
by the grocers OF s.. Louis
against the southwestern railroads. The
Pacific Yves selected Tor this case
because it was the largest Of roads en-
terlrg st. Louis. The road vas charged |
with unjust discrimination which jeOpGr.
died Interests which the complainsnts Aad
devoted their lives 10 building up. Look
ing over the schedules it could be dis
covered that embargo upon groceries snd
drugs and goods which are sold By the
pound had been so adjusted ss TO make
It possible for one locality to do business
while it was impossible for another to do
It. If Congress designed that the com.
mission should regulate these matters,
The CCwplaipants ssked that the power
conferred shall be exercised So IS 20
prevent q railroad from saying we
will charge you - cents per hundred